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Health care

Published
July 5, 2016

Bath native working to contain Zika virus in Puerto Rico

Christine Prue returns from working 75 days in the U.S. territory, where more than1,900 people have been stricken.
Published
July 2, 2016

Pilot program in Augusta and Waterville gives out Narcan kits

Part of MaineGeneral Medical Center's broader strategy to address the opiate crisis, the program teaches addicts and their family and friends to administer the life-saving drug.
Published
July 1, 2016

Team emphasizes support for addicted moms, infants

A Massachusetts special care nursery works with the mothers 'as opposed to working against them.'
Published
June 30, 2016

Young Mainers show most dislike for Affordable Care Act in new poll

The poll also reveals that residents are evenly divided in their opinions of the health care law, but more are in favor than the national average.
Published
June 29, 2016

Panel advises against annual pelvic exams  for many women

A medical task force that advises the government says there's not enough evidence to support yearly, routine exams for women who are healthy and not pregnant.

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Published
June 28, 2016

FDA approves first pill to treat all forms of hepatitis C

Hepatitis C affects at least 2.7 million people in U.S. and caused more than 19,000 deaths in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Published
June 28, 2016

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to pharmacies dispensing emergency contraception

The challenge was brought by a store in Spokane, Washington, owned by a religious Christian family that believes that use of such contraception is tantamount to abortion.
Published
June 28, 2016

Foundation gives $5 million to fight lung cancer in Maine

The grant to Maine Medical Center from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation will be used to improve prevention, early detection and treatment of lung cancer.
Published
June 27, 2016

Opioid overdoses also a problem for prescription users

The CDC says 165,000 people taking pain medications died during a 15-year period.
Published
June 22, 2016

Flu nasal spray vaccine fails again, health officials report

An expert panel recommends that doctors stop giving it to patients.